Whip-socket.



CHARLES E. PIERCE, OF EDMORE, NORTH DAKOTA.

WHIP-SOCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application tiled May 2l. 1907- Serial No. 374814.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. PIERCE, citizen of the VUnited States,residing at Edmore, in the county of Ramsey and State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lmnp-Sockets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwhip sockets and resides principally in the provision of a novelstructure whereby the whip is prevented Jfrom rattling when the vehicleis passing over a rough road, and whereby the whip can be locked againstwithdrawal when desirable. y

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive whipsocket of this character which is strong and compact in structure andcan be readily applied to any of the conventional types of vehicles.

For a full description oi" the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a whip socket embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is adetail view of the shaft carrying the locking arm and the key for thelocking mechanism. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portionof the main spring within the socket.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views oi" the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the invention the numeral 1 designates the bodyportion oi' the whip socket which is in the nature oi a tubular casingand is provided with the laterally extending brackets 2 and 8 carryingthe clips 4 by means of which the whip socket can be mounted upon adashboard in the usual manner. One of these brackets and in the presentinstance the upper bracket 2 has a hollow formation whereby a chamber 5is produced, the said chamber being in communication with the interiorof the whip socket and being designed to form a housing Jflor thelocking mechanism. spring 6 is mounted within the tubular casing 1, thelower end of the springbeing secured to the inner walls of the casingwhile the intermediate portion of the spring is bowed A longitudinallydisposedV outwardly so as to-engage the whip handle when thrust 'withinthe socket. The free or upper end of the spring 6 extends over the mouthof the chamber 5 and is inclined inwardly so as to engage the end of thewhip and cooperate with the same when the whip is being thrust intoposition to compress the spring in the required manner. The intermediateportion of the spring 6 is formed with a pair of laterally extendingwings 7 which are bent forwardly and serve to embrace the whip handle.

J ournaled within the lower portion of the chamber 5 is a transverseshaft 8 one end of which has a square or angular formation forengagement with the socket of a key' 9 and extends within a recess 1()formed in the exterior of the bracket 2. Mounted upon the shaft 8 is alocking arm 11 which when swung rearwardly within the chamber 5 permitsthe whip socket to be used in the customary manner, while when swungforwardly it engages the spring 6 and forces the same into engagementwith the whip handle so as to prevent withdrawal of the latter from thesocket. A laterally disposed shoulder 12 is formed upon the rear face ofthespring 6 ad'- jacent the lower portion of the chamber 5 and isdesigned to engage the extremity of the locking arm 1l to limit theswinging movement thereof. It will be observed that this shoulder is sopositioned that the locking arm 11 is inclined downwardly when movedinto engagement therewith, whereby any tendency to withdraw the whipfrom the socket merely tends to force the spring 6 into a tighterengagement therewith.

In order to prevent the locking arm 11 from accidentally swinging intooperative position due to the jolting of the vehicle a spring detent 13is utilized which is in the nature of a strip having the upper endthereof secured to the interior of the tubular casing l immediatelyabove the chamber 5, while the lower end extends downwardly and projectsover the mouth of the chamber in such a manner as to engage theextremity of the locking arm 11 as the same is moved from one positionto the opposite position. It will also be observed that the inwardlybent upper end of the main spring 6 bears against the spring detent 13and slides upon the same, thereby preventing any binding of the partswhen the whip is inserted in position. A swinging cover 14 is mountedupon the exterior of the bracket 2 and normally extends over the recessl0 to prevent dust and rain from entering the same.

Having thus described the invention., what is claimed as new is:

1. In a whip socket, the combination of a tubular casing, a clampingspring mounted within thetubular casing, a swinging arm adapted toengage the clamping spring to move the same into an operative position,and zt spring detent to prevent accidental movement of the swinging arm.

2. In a whip socket, the combination of a. tubular casing, L clampingspring mounted within the tubular casing and having one of its endssecured thereto, a swinging arm adapted to engage the clamping spring tomove the same into an operative position, and e. spring detent toprevent accidental movement of the swinging arm, the free end of theclamping spring having a sliding engagement with the spring detent.

3. In e whip socket, the combination of a tubular casing, a. clampingspring mounted. within the casing and provided with a shoulder, aswinging locking arm adapted to engage the clamping spring to force thesame into en operative position, the said swinging arm engaging thebefore mentioned shoulder upon the clamping spring and being limited inits swinging movement in one direction thereby, and a detent for holdingthe swinging arm against accidental movement.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. PIERCE,

Vitnesses:

T. W. Monnrssnr, CHARLOTTE SAGEN.

